National Movement for Democracy and Development

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The National Movement for Democracy and Development (French: Mouvement Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Développement, MNDD) was a left-wing political party in Benin.

History

The MNDD was established in 1990 by Bertin Borna, who was popular in the north of the country.[1] It contested the 1991 elections as part of three-party alliance alongside the Movement for Solidarity, Union and Progress (MSUP) and the Union for Democracy and National Reconstruction (UDRN). The three parties received 8% of the vote and won six of the 64 seats in the National Assembly.[2]

The alliance split prior to the 1995 elections, with the MNDD running alone and the other two remaining in an alliance. The MNDD won a single seat (taken by Borna)[3] with 2% of the vote, whilst the MSUP–UDRN alliance received 1% of the vote and failed to win a seat.

References

  1. ↑ Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p260
  2. ↑ Elections in Benin African Elections Database
  3. ↑ Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 28 March 1995 Constitutional Court
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